hipergamia

Galician

Etymology

From hiper- +‎ -gamia.

Noun

hipergamia f (plural hipergamias)

1. hypergamy (act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself)

Polish

Etymology

From hiper- +‎ -gamia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi.pɛrˈɡa.mja/

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• Rhymes: -amja
• Syllabification: hi‧per‧ga‧mia

Noun

hipergamia f

1. hypergamy (act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself)

Declension

Declension of hipergamia

	singular
nominative	hipergamia
genitive	hipergamii
dative	hipergamii
accusative	hipergamię
instrumental	hipergamią
locative	hipergamii
vocative	hipergamio

Related terms

adjective

• hipergamiczny

 

Further reading

• hipergamia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From hiper- +‎ -gamia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.peʁ.ɡaˈmi.ɐ/ [i.peɦ.ɡaˈmi.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.peʁ.ɡaˈmi.ɐ/ [i.peɦ.ɡaˈmi.ɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /i.peɾ.ɡaˈmi.ɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.peʁ.ɡaˈmi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.peɻ.ɡaˈmi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.pɨɾ.ɡɐˈmi.ɐ/ [i.pɨɾ.ɣɐˈmi.ɐ]

• Rhymes: -iɐ

Noun

hipergamia f (plural hipergamias)

1. hypergamy (act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself)

Further reading

• “hipergamia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From hiper- +‎ -gamia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ipeɾˈɡamja/ [i.peɾˈɣ̞a.mja]
• Rhymes: -amja
• Syllabification: hi‧per‧ga‧mia

Noun

hipergamia f (plural hipergamias)

1. hypergamy (act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself)